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New E-Verify Employer Search Tool

By Tulio G. Suarez, Esq. on Posted in E-Verify

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched a new E-Verify Employers Search Tool that provides web based users with an interface to view profiles of employers that actively use the E-Verify program. It replaces the lists of E-Verify employers and federal contractors which previously appeared on the E‑Verify Website. The search tool only includes those… Continue Reading

Florida Joins E-Verify RIDE Program

By Tulio G. Suarez, Esq. on Posted in E-Verify

Yesterday, the State of Florida officially joined the State of Mississippi as the only participants in the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) Program, officially launched last June by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). RIDE is a voluntary program that allows employers using the USCIS E-Verify system to verify their new employee’s… Continue Reading

Balancing Immigration Employment Compliance Against Citizenship/National Origin Discrimination

By Tulio G. Suarez, Esq. on Posted in E-Verify, I-9 Compliance

I was privileged to serve as Chair for the 26th Annual American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter, Fall Conference last week at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida. To provide a resource for the attendees and to those who were not able to attend, we will recap the conference with several… Continue Reading

E-Verify Notice: Increase in Tentative Nonconfirmations

By Tulio G. Suarez, Esq. on Posted in E-Verify

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is in the process of automating traveler arrival records to streamline passenger processing. The current processing time for entering foreign visitors’ travel information into the I-94 database is 30 days or more. E-Verify uses this information to confirm work authorization As a result, you may notice an increase in E-Verify… Continue Reading

Immigration Enforcement Hurts Florida Citrus Industry

By Tulio G. Suarez, Esq. on Posted in E-Verify, Uncategorized

I previously blogged on the pros and cons of the mandatory use of E-Verify after the introduction of H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act, which would mandate employment verification through the use of the Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify® electronic employment verification system. Recently Florida Trend’s Will Gorham featured an excellent article by Kevin Bouffard… Continue Reading

I-9 Employment Verification: What is a Compliance Plan?

By Tulio G. Suarez, Esq. on Posted in I-9 Compliance

My fellow blogger, Amanda Brock, Esq., has been sounding the alarm on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) I-9 Audits and with good reason. On July 21, 2011, ICE announced that following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by their Homeland Security Investigations Directorate (HSI), fourteen (14) Boston, Massachusetts area employers have been… Continue Reading

Mandatory E-Verify: Pros & Cons

By Tulio G. Suarez, Esq. on Posted in E-Verify

I read an interesting policy brief titled We Should Trust, But Not E-Verify: An Analysis of H.R. 2164 written by Stuart Anderson, Executive Director of the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP).  The brief analyzes the potential impact of H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act, which would mandate employment verification through the use of the Department… Continue Reading

I-9 Compliance Dilemmas (Part 1): To Re-Verify or Not To Re-Verify

By Tulio G. Suarez, Esq. on Posted in E-Verify, I-9 Compliance

I recently spoke with an employer who expressed frustration over “conflicting rules” related to the requirements for re-verification of their employee’s identity and employment authorization under section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), and the anti-discrimination provisions in section 274B of the INA. The concern arose when an employee’s driver’s license was renewed… Continue Reading